Jamestowne 1607:A New Day
© Judith-Ann Saks 2007 All Rights Reserved
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Jamestowne, 1607: A New Day
This painting has won a National First Prize for Acrylics.
A New Day - A Heritage Remembered represents the beginning of the settling of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607, and a new day in the history of the world.
The settling of Jamestown, celebrates its four hundredth anniversary this year. It is a heritage all of us should remember as an entire new world opened up. Descendants of these first settlers, along with those of the twelve other colonies, would become a major part of the American Revolution resulting in a new country, the United States, the greatest nation of the world.
In the painting, the sun rises on a new day. Three small sailing ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery, arrive at what would become Jamestown. Painting of these ships is based on authentic wooden models of the three ships. The terrain is based on written accounts of the land and the James River which was deep enough for the ships to be anchored to trees, as there were no docks. On shore is the beautiful Indian princess, Matoaka, known as Pocahontas, holding an ear of corn. Pocahontas supplied corn and farming advice to the settlers. Behind her is her father Wahunsunacock, better known as Chief Powhatan, who was the powerful ruler or werowance of the large Powhatan Confederacy. They represent the Indians already in Virginia. Also on shore are Captain John Smith, with his red hair and his musket, and two men unloading goods, representing the new settlers determined to settle a new land. A new era begins.